Best time to see: Jun to end Nov
Key facts
A twining climber with glossy heart-shaped leaves and bunches of shiny berries, green ripening to bright red
Common throughout England and Wales, scrambling up hedges and on the margins of woods
The only member of the yam family to grow in Britain; poisonous like its (unrelated) namesake, white bryony
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© Tony Gunton